NGC 4739
Galaxy NGC 4739 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 51 m 37.1 s |
declination | -08 ° 24 ′ 36 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E + pec |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 313 |
Redshift | 0.012632 +/- 0.000073 |
Radial velocity | 3787 +/- 22 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(164 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (50.4 ± 3.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | March 3, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4739 • PGC 43571 • MCG -01-33-029 • GC 3260 • H III 515 • h 1455 • LDCE 0921 NED021 |
NGC 4739 is a 12.5 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation of Virgo , which is about 164 million light-years from the Milky Way's center.
It was discovered on March 3, 1786 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "vF, S, E".